Mangrove Capital Partners

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Mangrove Capital Partners

Mangrove Capital Partners is an early stage investor specializing in incubation, seed and Series A rounds of financing. The firm regularly injects funds prior to product launch, aims at being the first institutional investor and sometimes co-creates projects. With more than $500 million under management, Mangrove also has the capacity to support its best companies over the long term, by committing significant resources through successive rounds of financing.

History

Mangrove Capital Partners is an international investment firm focused on launching and managing venture capital [1] vehicles.

The firm was founded in 2000 and is most famous for having been the first investor in Skype.[2]

Among its partners, the firm counts the former COO of Skype and the former Vice-Chairman of FC Barcelona.[3]

Mangrove is a Luxembourg based firm, registered in Luxembourg as a fund manager operating investment vehicles established as regulated investment companies subject to the authorization and ongoing supervision of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

Mangrove is the founder of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA), which now has an active member base of 60 organizations, and currently serves as its President

Investments

Mangrove has invested in over 70 start-ups across the globe and has established venture capital firms such as Skype,Wix.com.,[4][5] KupiVIP, HFreedomPop, Brands4Friends,[6] and Spreets, OpenX, Nimbuzz, Walkme.

References

  1. ↑ "mangrove-capital-partners". crunchbase. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ Edmondson, Gail (26 November 2006). "Searching For An Encore To Skype". businessweek. Retrieved 26 November 2006. 
  3. ↑ Wauters, Robin (10 April 2012). "European VC firm Mangrove scores former Barça VP as its newest partner". http://thenextweb.com. Retrieved 10 April 2012. 
  4. ↑ Crunchbase Profile "Wix Crunchbase Profile". www.crunchbase.com. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "20 leading VC firms investing in early-stage tech startups in Europe". venturevillage. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013. 
  6. ↑ "ezeep gains Mangrove Capital Partners as investor". Deutsche-Startups.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013. 

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